Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor at an event in Mumbai.
Strong points
- “Do star children have an unfair or greater advantage,” asked R Balki
- “Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages,” said R Balki.
- Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur reacted to R Balki’s tweet
New Delhi:
Friday night, filmmaker R Balki became the center of attention after contributing to the ongoing debate about nepotism in Bollywood. Mr. Balki, in an interview with Hindustan Times, said star children have an “unfair advantage” over foreigners. Citing the examples of Alia Bhatt (daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan) and Ranbir Kapoor (son of late actor Rishi Kapoor and actress Neetu Kapoor, and grandson of legendary Raj Kapoor), Mr Balki said: “The question is whether they (the star children) have an unfair or greater advantage? Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages. But I would ask a simple question: find me a better actor than Alia Bhatt or Ranbir Kapoor, and we will discuss. ” PadMan The director added: “It’s unfair to these few people who are probably among the best actors.”
Shekhar Kapur, who is known for directing iconic films like Mr india and Bandit Queen, among others, had a different school of thought from that of his fellow filmmaker and he expressed it in the most pleasant way possible. “Have immense respect for yourself, Balki. But I just saw Kai Po Che! last night. Three new young actors at that time and superb credible performances from each. “The 2013 film, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, starred Rajkummar Rao, Amit Sadh and the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput (in his Bollywood debut).
Have immense respect for yourself, Balki. But I just saw Kai Po Che last night. Three new young actors at the time. And superb performances credible by everyone @filmfarehttps://t.co/cIvSVsfNJR
– Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) July 17, 2020
“Pankaj Tripathi, Gajraj Rao, Amit Sadh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rasika Dugal, Swara Bhaskar, Shweta Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra, Neena Gupta, Divya Dutta, Manav Kaul, Nawazuddin, Jeetu. My god, I could go on and on about the wonderful Talents we have. Stop arguing with the same 3-4 names now, “wrote another Twitter user.
Pankaj Tripathi, Gajraj Rao, Amit Sadh, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rasika Dugal, Swara Bhaskar, Shweta Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra, Neena Gupta, Divya Dutta, Manav Kaul, Nawazuddin, Jeetu. My god, I could go on and on about the wonderful talents we have. Stop worrying about the same 3-4 names now!
– Apurva (@Apurvasrani) July 17, 2020
The debate over nepotism started a few years ago when actress Kangana Ranaut called Karan Johar “the standard bearer of nepotism” in Bollywood on her show. Koffee with Karan. Recently, the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14 sparked social media, which erupted in anger over the existence of patronage and patronage which Bollywood has been frequently accused of. Since then, several actors including Vivek Oberoi, Raveena Tandon, Sushmita Sen, Abhay Deol spoke about favoritism in the industry.
